How do they match: Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

  • Cupola Worker
  • Flow Worker
  • Kettle Worker
  • Limehouse Worker

  • Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

  • Melt or refine metal before casting, calculating required temperatures, and observe metal color, adjusting controls as necessary to maintain required temperatures.
  • Read and interpret work orders and instructions to determine work assignments, process specifications, and production schedules.
  • Sprinkle chemicals on the surface of molten metal to bring impurities to surface and remove impurities, using strainers.
  • Transport materials and products to and from work areas, manually or using carts, handtrucks, or hoists.

  • Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.
  • Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Skim impurities from molten metal.